Christmas Cookies #1

Chocolate Cherry Drop Cookies

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 squares unsweetened chocolate (2 oz), melted and cooled
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 3/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups cut-up candied or drained maraschino cherries

MIX butter, sugar, egg and chocolate thoroughly. Stir in buttermilk and vanilla.

STIR together flour, soda and salt and blend into wet mixture.

FOLD in cherries. Chill for 1 hour.

HEAT oven to 400 degrees.

DROP rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes or until no imprint remains.